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WALTON. 740 WALTON, EAST. flat, and the soil generally a rich loam with patches of sand and crag. There is a ferry across the river Orwell, plying to and from Harwich and Shotley. Languard Fort is situated in this parish, as also some small remains of Walton Castle, a stronghold of the Bigods. The living is a vie.,* with that of Felixstow annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, joint val. 290. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was restored in 1857. The in- terior contains two brasses bearing date from 1459. The register dates from 1550. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a school for both sexes. The Duke of Hamilton is lord of the manor. There are considerable remains of a, Bene- dictine priory, founded as a cell to the monastery of Rochester in the reign of William Rufus, which con- tinued till 1528, when it was given to Cardinal Wolsey towards the endowment of his intended colleges. Many Roman coins have been found here, and in the adjoin- ing parish of Felixstow, where was a Roman station and mint. WALTON, a par. in the hund. of Eskdale, co. Cum- berland, 10 miles N. of Carlisle, its post town, and 3 N. of Brampton. The village is situated near the river Irthing, on the site of the Roman station fetriana, now called Castle Steads, on the old wall which crossed the parish, and out of the materials of which several houses have been built. The par. includes the tnshps. of High and Low Walton. The surface is undulating, and includes a considerable extent of moorland and peat moss. The soil is argillaceous, with patches of loam. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Car- lisle, val. 124. There are an endowed school and a Sunday-school. W. P. Johnson, Esq., of Walton House, is lord of the manor. WALTON, a par. in York ainsty, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S. of Wetherby, its post town, and three quarters of a mile from Thorpe Arch station on the Harrogate railway. The village is situated on the ancient Watling Street, near the river Wharfe. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 75. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains an effigy of a knight in armour, and a tablet to N. Fairfax, Esq. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. The register dates from 1619. There is a National school for both sexes. G. L. Fox, Esq., is lord of the manor. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Sandal Magna, lower div. of Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Wakefield, its post town. The villnge is situated on the North Midland railway, and is a meet for the Bramham Moor hunt. There are soap and alkali works. Walton House, Refuge House, and Walton Hall, are the principal residences, the latter was the seat of the late C. Waterton, Esq., author of " Wan- derings in South America." WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Baswich, E. div. of Cuttlestone hund., co. Stafford, 3 miles S.E. of Stafford, its post town. It is in conjunction with Baswich, and adjoins the turnpike road from Stafford to Rugely. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Baswich, in the dioc. of Lichfield. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas, was erected in 1845. There is a National school for both sexes. The Marquis of Anglesea is lord of the manor, WALTON, a lib. in the par. of Stone, co. Stafford, half a mile S. of Stone, on the river Trent. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Eccleshall, N.div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, 2 miles S.E. of Eccleshall. It is a station on the London and North- Western railway. It is situated near the river Sow. WALTON, a hmlt. in the par. and borough of Aylesbury, co. Bucks, adjoining Aylesbury. WALTON, a tythg. in the par. of Bosham, co. Sussex, 3 miles W. of Chichester. WALTON, a tythg. in the par. of Downton, co. Wilts, 6 miles S.E. of Salisbury. It is joined with Wick. WALTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Cults, co. Fife, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Cupar, near Walton Hill. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Chesterfield, hund. of Scarsdale, co. Dgrliy, 2 miles S. of Chesterfield, near the river Ipper. WALTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Kimcote and Knaptoft, hund. of Guthlaxton, co. Leicester, 4 miles N.E. of Lutterworth. Many of the inhabitants are employed in frame-work knitting. The Methodists have a chapel. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Gran- tham Soke, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, near Gran- tham. It is joined with Spittlegate. WALTON, a district in the par. of Bishop's Frome, co. Hereford, 4 miles S. of Bromyard. WALTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Fasten, lib. of Peterborough, co. Northampton, 3 miles N.W. of Peter- borough. It is a station on the Midland railway. WALTON, a hmlt. in the par. of King's Button, co. Northampton, 5 miles S.W. of Brackley. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Onibury, co. Salop, 4 miles N.W. of Ludlow. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. and co. of Radnor, 3 miles S.E. of New Radnor, within which borough it is included, and 8 from Presteign. It is joined -with Womaston. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stottesden, co. Salop, 4 miles N. of Cleobury Mortimer. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Worthen, co. Salop, 13 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ercall Magna, co. Salop, 6 miles N.W. of Wellington. WALTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Much Wenlock, CO. Salop, near Much Wenlock. WALTON CARDIFF, a par. in the lower div. of Tewkesbury hund., co. Gloucester, 1 mile S.E. of Tewkesbury, its post town. It is situated on the road from Tewkesbury to Evesham, near the river Severn and the Gloucester and Birmingham railway. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 53, in the patron, of All Souls' College, Oxford. The church, which is dedicated to St. James, was built in 1658. The interior has lately been re- stored. The interments take place at the neighbouring parish of Aschurch. The parochial charities produce about 1 10s. per annum. In the vicinity is a mineral spring. WALTON DETVILLE, an ecclesiastical district, formerly a hmlt. in the par. of Wellesbourne Hastings, Warwick div. of Kington hund., co. Warwick, 8 miles from Warwick, 5 from Stratford-on-Avon, and 3| N.W. of Kington. The village is situated on a branch of the river Avon. Walton has belonged to the ancestors of Sir C. Mordaunt from Henry VIII.'s time. The War- wickshire hounds meet here. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of Worcester, val. 1.56. The church, dedicated to St. James, was restored and endowed by the late Sir C. Mordaunt, Bart., of Walton House, which was restored by Hakewell There is a day- school for both sexes. WALTON, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Freebridge- Lynn, co. Norfolk, 9 miles S.E. of Lynn, and 7 N.W. of Swaffham. This parish was consolidated with that of Gayton Thorpe in the early part of the present century. The laud is arable, with the exception of a small proportion of woodland, and about 200 acres of warren and common. The chief crops are wheat, barley, and turnips. The living is a vie.,* val. 157, with the rect. of Gayton Thorpe annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1560. There was formerly a chapel, dedicated to St. Andrew, but which is now in ruins. The parochial charities produce about 25 per annum. There is a National school for this parish and that of Gayton Thorpe. A. Hamond, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. WALTON, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Dungleddy, co. Pembroke, 7 miles N.E. of Haverfordwest. It was an- ciently called Wale-town, from its founder W. De Wale, who bestowed it on the neighbouring commandery of Knights Hospitallers at Slebeth. The parish contains only 110 acres, but the village is considerable. The